Men's Basketball

PSAC Men's Basketball Athletes of the Week - 4

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Athletes of the Week. In the West, Seton Hill's Kedrick Curtis (Athlete of the Week) and IUP's Damir Brooks (Defensive Athlete of the Week) were honored. In the East, Kutztown's Jalen Bryant (Athlete) and East Stroudsburg's Lakeem McAliley (Defensive) were selected.

Eastern Division Athlete of the Week
 
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Jalen Bryant
Kutztown
Guard
Senior
Edgewood, Md.  / John Carroll

Bryant averaged 37.5 minutes per game in two starts this past week, leading KU in home non-conference wins over Georgian Court and Wilmington (Del.) He shot 42% from the field, 38% from three, 96% free throw mark (25-for-26) over two games, averaging 28.5 points per game and added five steals. He led the team in minutes (38), points (29), field goals made (eight), three-point shots made (three), free throws made (10) and steals (four) against Georgian Court. Versus Wilmington, Bryant led KU in minutes (37), points (28), field goals attempted (13), three-point shots made (three) and attempted (9), and free throws made and attempted (15-15). His 15-15 game from the free throw line was the most free throws made without a miss in program history, and his third game with a 100% free throw rate with at least ten attempts.

 

Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Week
 
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Lakeem McAliley
East Stroudsburg
Forward
Redshirt Senior
Philadelphia, Pa. / Mastery Charter

McAliley averaged three steals per game in non-conference wins over Goldey-Beacom and Holy Family and added a block to his stat line that included averages of 24.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
 

Western Division Athlete of the Week
 
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Kedrick Curtis
Seton Hill
Forward
Sophomore
Baltimore, Md. / Friends School

Curtis helped the Griffins to a pair of non-conference wins over Pitt-Greensburg and Glenville State, averaging 18 points and 10.5 rebounds per game while shooting 65% fromt he field.  Curtis scored a game-high 22, including a game-winning  ¾ court buzzer beater in the Griffins' home win over Glenville State. 


Western Division Defensive Athlete of the Week 
 
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Damir Brooks
IUP
Forward
Redshirt Junior
Harlem, N.Y. / Kipp College Prep

Brooks was a defensive presence in IUP's 61-57 win over Lincoln (PA), blocking three shots, adding a steal, and finishing the game with a double-double (10 points, 12 rebounds.) The 57 points allowed was tied for the lowest amount IUP has allowed to an opponent all season -- they also held Shippensburg to 57 points on Nov. 24.